Blonde Fist

Blonde Fist
Directed by Frank Clarke
Produced by Joseph D'Morais/Christopher Figg
Written by Frank Clarke
Starring Margi Clarke
Carroll Baker
Ken Hutchison
Production
company
Blue Dolphin Films
Distributed by Blue Dolphin Films
Release dates
9 August 1991
Running time
102 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget £600,000[1]

Blonde Fist (or Blond Fist), is a 1991 film starring Margi Clarke as the protagonist Ronnie O'Dowd, who finds female boxing as an alternative to her domestic problems.[2]

Plot

The film revolves around the story of Ronnie O'Dowd, a woman who attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him, and experiences new problems, some friendship, a romance, and an unexpected career as a pro-boxer, to make ends meet.

At the near end of the film, Ronnie and her friends visit a nightclub, where a female boxing match was about to take place. The absence of one of the boxers led the ring announcer to issue a friendly challenge: 1,000 dollars will go to the woman who lasts at least 3 minutes in the ring with his fighter. Ronnie eagerly accepts, intending to lasts the three minutes, but her opponent turns aggressive, forcing Ronnie to knock her out.

Ronnie later receives an invitation for another bout. This time, she faces off against a more skilled adversary, Crazy Sue. After getting knocked down twice, Ronnie finally manages to knock Sue out and win the prize

Cast

Reception

The movie received a mixed reception from critics.[3][4]

References

  1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101473/
  2. "Blonde Fist (1991)". Time Out. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  3. "Empire's Blonde Fist Movie Review". Empireonline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  4. "Blonde Fist (1991)". Time Out. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

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